《音乐的本质》（金熊）音乐不应该是猎取名声和金钱的工具。名声和金钱可能是音乐的副产品而不是音乐本身。音乐的价值异于市俗理念，因为她是灵魂的哭泣和欢笑而难以定价。（选自《波士顿郊外的呓语》。作者保留版权，但欢迎转载。）
The Essence of Music : Music should not be a tool of catching fame and money, which might be its byproducts but not itself. The value of music is beyond secular understanding. Music is cry and laugh of spirits thus hard to be evaluated. (An excerpt from The Dreams near Walden Pont by J.X.)